Supercomputing at Clemson University is gaining worldwide attention.
The Palmetto Cluster, a supercomputer that provides a cost-effective shared computing infrastructure for faculty and graduate students, is ranked No. 6 those at among academic institutions in the country and No. 60 worldwide on the new list of TOP500 Supercomputing Sites.
The cluster is a high-performance computing resource managed by Clemson Computing and Information Technology (CCIT) to provide a shared computing infrastructure for research and education and serve as a model of collaborative efficiency. The system represents an innovative partnership between faculty and information technology administration that provides greater resources at a lower cost by leveraging research grants with university funding. For more information about Clemson’s high-performance and high-throughput computing resources go to http://citi.clemson.edu/palm_accounts.
Clemson’s Computational Center for Mobility Systems (CU-CCMS) is on the TOP500 overall list at No. 100. CU-CCMS offers unique capabilities in engineering simulation to clients engaged in research, design, development and optimization. Focusing on industry-relevant applied research in the computational sciences, CU-CCMS solves complex problems in the automotive, aviation and related mobility-system industries. For more information on CU-CCMS go to http://www.clemson.edu/centers-institutes/cu-ccms.
“In the past two years, Clemson has risen from IT obscurity, outside the top 500, to prominence within the top 100 computing sites in the world,†said Clemson University President James F. Barker. “This is just one example of how Clemson is demonstrating its national leadership and functioning as a top 20 public university.â€
The list of top supercomputing sites is at http://www.top500.org/list/2008/11/100.
In addition to the TOP500 list, Clemson’s computing efforts have been recognized with a DaCEY Project Award in the Network Operations Category for Clemson’s IT infrastructure re-engineering project. Jim Bottum, vice provost and chief information officer at Clemson, was the executive sponsor.
DaCEY, which stands for Data Center Executive of the Year, recognizes the individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership in the Data Center industry. Awarded to a chief technology officer, chief information officer, vice president or similar IT manager, the DaCEY Award honors executives who demonstrate innovation, vision, leadership and best practices relative to a data center.
More information can be found on the DaCEY Awards Web site at http://www.datacenterawards.com/national/.
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